" general hospital " ( large military hospital ) and prison until after the war . following the end of the war , in october 1865 the us army left the facilities and sold off by auction what they controlled . on january 14 , 1870 , the army returned with the formation of the post of southeast kansas . the post was based at fort scott , but the soldiers camped along the rail tracks , and seldom used the original fort . they were sent to protect the railroads and workers from settlers . some of the latter feared that the railroad , which had been awarded land for development by the us government in rights @ - @ of @ - @ way , would
" general hospital " ( large military hospital ) and prison until after the war. following the end of the war, in october 1865 the us army left the facilities and sold off by auction what they controlled. on january 14, 1870, the army returned with the formation of the post of southeast kansas. the post was based at fort scott, but the soldiers camped along the rail tracks, and seldom used the original fort. they were sent to protect the railroads and workers from settlers. some of the latter feared that the railroad, which had been awarded land for development by the us government in rights @ - @ of @ - @ way, would